12:07Why Are 96,000,000 Black Balls on This Reservoir?
Curiosity Gap
- A reservoir buried in black balls to the far shore is strange, and nothing hints why.
- Every zero in 96,000,000 makes the number look as huge as the view.
- The arm sweeping out from the boat shows the balls run to the mountains.
Title
'This Reservoir' points straight at the picture, so you read the question while looking at the balls, and the exact count makes it sound like a real project.
Thumbnail
The life vest and boat bow show the host is really out among the balls, which makes the scene read as real rather than edited.
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